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Nushagak annexation vote set for April 10
February 3rd 2:07 pm
Dillingham voters will have a chance to give the proposed and approved annexation of the waters of the Nushagak Commercial Salmon District the thumbs up or down on April 10 following the Local Boundary Commission's approval of the move in mid-December.
Newspaper's founder recalls early adventures
February 3rd 2:04 pm
The first edition of the Bristol BayTimes looked, according to its publisher, more like a counterculture newsletter than a newspaper. Handwritten artwork and a timeless story about the potential impact of an oil lease sale on the fishing industry were the [...]
No more ER shots on Deadliest Catch
February 3rd 2:03 pm
The Deadliest Catch's access to scenes of injured fishermen inside the local clinic has been cut off. The Iliuliuk Family and Health Services board of directors unanimously voted down a location release on Jan. 18 from Original Productions, the popular [...]
Opinion: From the Publisher: Public involvement will make newspaper better, more relevant
February 3rd 2:00 pm
This feels like déjà vu, at least for us it certainly seems like it. Here we are resurrecting a newspaper that stopped printing last August. The new and combined newspaper of The Bristol Bay Times and The Dutch Harbor Fisherman come back into [...]
Opinion: Lessons in community journalism taught by Bailey the Wonderdog
February 3rd 1:59 pm
Years ago, I wrote a story about a 20-year-old pile of beige fluff named Bailey the Wonderdog. Bailey was a pretty normal dog, other than the fact that he had lived longer than most.
Tech upgrade in Southwest on a roll
February 3rd 1:57 pm
Southwest Alaska is logging on to Terra-Southwest's broadband Internet connection one step at a time, after two years of work and hundreds of miles of cable.
Tsunami debris a declining concern
February 3rd 1:54 pm
In Alaska's Southwest the consensus seems to be that until the seafaring public sees it rolling in on the tide, there won't be much concern over debris from last year's tsunami in Japan.
Opinion: Rare birds brighten winter days
February 3rd 1:52 pm
Unalaska is experiencing an exceptional showing of unusual birds this winter, and some of them are causing quite a stir!
Grounded vessel Baranof back at work
February 3rd 1:50 pm
The Baranof has returned to the fishing grounds.
February 3rd 10:07 am
Sea ice is making for slow going for the snow crabbers. Their boats are tying up at Unalaska'a new boat harbor and crews are flying home thanks to ice clogging the fishing grounds west of the Pribilof Islands.
Opinion: Let's work together to bend the corrections cost
February 3rd 9:29 am
You may have seen a lot of news lately about the rising cost of Alaska's corrections system. We have to face the facts: Prisons are incredibly expensive — regardless of where or how they are built. It's time for us to start focusing on why we have had [...]
Chythlook-Sifsof takes on world at X Games
February 3rd 9:18 am
She didn't win a medal at the Winter X Games like she did last year, but it almost doesn't matter because Callan Chythlook-Sifsof of Dillingham is feeling too good. "I'm riding about as well as I ever have," she said by phone from Aspen, Colo. [...]
Fish Factor: Dropping halibut limits, wiley ice pack top woes of fishery news
February 3rd 9:09 am
As expected there will be less halibut available for fishermen to catch this year - an 18 percent drop to 33 million pounds, to be split among fisheries along the west coast, British Columbia and Alaska. That follows a 19 percent cut to the catch last year.
Not convinced that quality pays? Consider a cost-benefit analysis
August 26th 3:48 pm
I often have discussions with fishermen about the issue of salmon quality. When questioned about whether a fisherman has chilling capacity, such as RSW or insulated holds or slush bags for holding slush ice, the results are mixed.
Alaska Power Association recognizes Homer's Joe Gallagher
August 25th 3:30 pm
Joe Gallagher, public relations coordinator for the Homer Electric Association, has received the Alaska Power Association's Hatcher-Williams-Turkington Employee Award for exemplary service to his electric cooperative and community.
Time is running out to Pick. Click. Give
August 25th 12:27 am
Alaskans who filed for the 2011 Permanent Fund Dividend between Jan. 1 and March 31 have until Aug. 31 to make Pick.Click.Give. charitable contributions on the state's PFD Division homepage, choosing between over 400 nonprofit causes.
Village farming enthusiasts learn from the experts
August 24th 6:21 pm
Several dozen residents of rural Alaska communities are honing their skills in gardening and farming skills, under a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant coordinated through the Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
NOAA, oil companies will share Arctic information
August 23rd 8:02 pm
An agreement to enhance collaboration on ocean, coastal and climate science for the Arctic was signed today by three oil companies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
12 of 15 new physician assistants plan practice in Alaska
August 23rd 7:42 pm
Twelve of 15 new graduates of the University of Alaska Anchorage's first physician assistant program, including Katie Copps-Wilson of the Levelock/Naknek area, and Cordella Sewall of Kodiak, say they plan to work in Alaska.
25 Alaska post offices off list for possible closure
August 23rd 12:24 am
Twenty-five of the 36 rural Alaska post offices that have been under consideration for closure are no longer under consideration for closure.
